Storys zum Thema Switzerland

Helsana Gruppe

Quality-related problems concerning the prescription of medication / Helsana Drug Report

Zurich (ots) - The medication costs in Switzerland amounted to about CHF 7.6 billion in 2018. Since 2010, costs have risen by 46 percent, whereby half of this increase was attributable to immunosuppressants and cancer medication. Great savings potential is above all associated with the use of biosimilars. One of the other findings of this year's Helsana Drug Report is ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Building renovation needs to be speeded up

Bern (ots) - Only one out of a hundred houses per year are renovated to make them more energy efficient - less than half the number needed to achieve the goals of the Energy Strategy 2050 for buildings. The National Research Programme "Energy" shows that the necessary technologies are available, but there is a lack of appropriate planning, building and energy laws, as well as of expertise. Approximately half of the energy ...

ams AG

EANS-Adhoc: ams AG / ams offer for OSRAM did not achieve minimum acceptance threshold; ams remains committed to pursue the acquisition of OSRAM

issuer: ams AG Tobelbader Strasse 30 A-8141 Premstaetten phone: +43 3136 500-0 FAX: +43 3136 500-931211 mail: investor@ams.com WWW: www.ams.com ISIN: AT0000A18XM4 indexes: stockmarkets: SIX Swiss Exchange language: English ...

Zermatt Summit

OISTE Foundation and Zermatt Summit Foundation Sign the Anti-Illicit Trade Declaration

Helsana Gruppe

Helsana report shows: Medical services on the rise

Zürich (ots) - The "Volume Report" published today by Helsana elucidates the development of medical treatments. In Switzerland, increasing numbers of patients make use of medical treatments. As a result there is an increased need for coordination. General practitioners have less and less time to perform this role. The report finds great potential to meet these coordination needs in other health occupations. In its latest ...

Greater Zurich Area AG

Greater Zurich Area appoints Honorary Ambassadors for the global promotion of Zurich as a technology and business location

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Sex education: Why school and parents should work together

Bern (ots) - There is an ongoing debate in society about sex education. Now a study funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation suggests that the best approach is a combination of parents and school. And that using friends and the internet as main sources of information on sexuality can cause problems. Sex education in school remains a controversial subject. That's why Yara Barrense-Dias, researcher on adolescent ...

Hochschule Luzern

Asset Management Study 2019: Sustainable investments and product specialisation as opportunities

Lucerne (ots) - The Institute of Financial Services Zug IFZ, part of Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, and the Asset Management Platform Switzerland have produced the second edition of the IFZ/AMP Asset Management Study providing a comprehensive overview on asset management in Switzerland. It shows ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Sediments in Lake Geneva reflect the 2008 financial crisis

Bern (ots) - An analysis of sediment transport in the Rhône Valley yields surprising results: melting glaciers overcompensated for the effect of the increased number of hydropower plants. A reduction in construction activities due to the 2008 financial crisis could also be seen in the data. This comprehensive study, the first of its kind in Europe, brings important new knowledge, in particular for flood prevention. Water ...

IMD

IMD World Competitiveness Ranking: Singapore topples United States as world's most competitive economy

Hochschule Luzern

Swiss crowdfunding volume exceeds half a billion Swiss francs for the first time

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

The SNSF funds 2000 international projects and fellowships abroad

Bern (ots) - Switzerland is among the frontrunners in global science also thanks to its strong outreach in Europe and the world. With its research funding schemes, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) again made a strong contribution to international collaboration in 2018. When Daniel Kienzler returned to Switzerland from his research stay in Boulder, Colorado, he was carrying a rucksack full of ideas. "As a ...

Hochschule Luzern

Lucerne School of Business: Who Will Survive the FinTech Evolution?

Zürcher Kantonalbank ZKB

Zürcher Kantonalbank: 2018 net profit rises to CHF 788 million

Zürich (ots) - - Very good operating performance driven by solid income of CHF 2,320 million and strong cost discipline - Significant growth in operating profit of 14% to CHF 892 million - Strong net inflow of new money totalling CHF 18.0 billion, with pleasing inflows across all business areas - Customer assets increase to CHF 295.2 billion - Capital ...

Firmenich

Firmenich, 7th Company in the World to Be Globally Certified by EDGE for Workplace Gender Equality

Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned perfume and taste company, today announced it is the seventh company in the world, and the first in its industry, to receive Global EDGE Certification for gender parity in the workplace. With this global endorsement, Economic Dividends for Gender Equality (EDGE), the leading business certification ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Preserving soil quality in the long term

Bern (ots) - Spatial planning tools, agriculture and forestry that suit local conditions, nationwide soil mapping, and a more committed and coherent soil policy are the cornerstones of the measures put forward by the National Research Programme "Sustainable Use of Soil as a Resource" (NRP 68) to safeguard soil quality in Switzerland in the long term. By virtue of its properties, soil fulfils a wide variety of functions. ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Improving hydropower through long-range drought forecasts

Bern (ots) - Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) have developed a complex hydrological model for forecasting dry spells lasting several weeks with high spatial resolution. These predictions make it possible, for example, to operate hydropower plants more profitably. Changing climatic conditions pose extra challenges for hydropower plant operators. As part of the ...

Hochschule Luzern

Hochschule Luzern: Swiss retail banks with high digitization potential

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Latsis Prize 2018: Andrea Ablasser unlocks the secret of rapid virus defence

Greater Zurich Area AG

Greater Zurich Area appoints Honorary Ambassadors on the East Coast

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Melting glaciers have a limited impact on Swiss hydropower production

Bern (ots) - A new study quantifies the effect of glacier retreat due to global warming on hydropower production. This detailed analysis of all Swiss water resources shows that only a small percentage is provided by glacier meltwater. Consequently, the reduction of these waters predicted for the end of the 21st century poses no threat to Swiss hydropower production. ...

CEVA Logistics AG

EQS-Adhoc: CEVA makes further progress in second quarter 2018

EQS Group-Ad-hoc: CEVA Logistics AG / Key word(s): Half Year Results CEVA makes further progress in second quarter 2018 27-Jul-2018 / 07:00 CET/CEST Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. 708525  27-Jul-2018 CET/CEST ...

Bellevue Group AG

EQS-News: Bellevue Group's net profit increased 17% to CHF 11.5 mn in the first half

EQS Group-News: Bellevue Group AG / Key word(s): Half Year Results Bellevue Group's net profit increased 17% to CHF 11.5 mn in the first half 27.07.2018 / 07:00 708369  27.07.2018  ...

EDAG Engineering Group AG

DGAP-News: EDAG Engineering Group AG: Dr. Philippe A. Weber elected interim Chairman of the Board, Extraordinary General Meeting on August 21th

DGAP-News: EDAG Engineering Group AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel EDAG Engineering Group AG: Dr. Philippe A. Weber elected interim Chairman of the Board, Extraordinary General Meeting on August 21th 26.07.2018 / 10:13 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ...